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2017 New Years Challenge
Hi All
To mark the New Year would like to again issue the following Challenge How Many CMPs Can We Take For A Drive On January 1st 2017? Who will be the first to post a picture or video of their drive? Who will be the last? Good way to start the year. Extra points for highest and lowest temperature, deepest snow etc. Cheers and Happy New Year to everyone. Last year I made the same Challenge (which Hanno recently reminded me of) there were many interesting responses last year. Cheers Phil
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Phil Waterman `41 C60L Pattern 12 `42 C60S Radio Pattern 13 `45 HUP http://canadianmilitarypattern.com/ New e-mail Philip@canadianmilitarypattern.com |
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2017 ny
Somehow I don't think we'll win the deepest snow challenge.
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Film maker 42 FGT No8 (Aust) remains 42 FGT No9 (Aust) 42 F15 Keith Webb Macleod, Victoria Australia Also Canadian Military Pattern Vehicles group on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/canadianmilitarypattern |
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Keith, you could probably do first again?, which would be a double. ....and warmest.
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Will darn well try.......
Two licensed vehicles ...maybe a third one........ much of our snow has been compacted by freezing rain and crusted..... it may be a challenge to cross the back field but will darn well try....... already given up being first as the Aussies will be there first even if they sleep in.......
How much snow you got Phil???? Bob C
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Challenge accepted Phil ! It will be either. F15A GS or a Chev C-15A Wire 5 depending on wich one starts ... 1 foot of snow forecasted around here for the next few days ..
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No snow now later today?
Hi Bob
Right now the ground is basically bare, some ice, but in about 3 hours a snow storm is supposed start and dump 12 to 18 inches of heavy wet snow on us. If I don't plow with the storm may have to take BEAUTY my C60S out to break trail so the pickup plow can make it out the drive. Will post pictures. Cheers Phil
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Phil Waterman `41 C60L Pattern 12 `42 C60S Radio Pattern 13 `45 HUP http://canadianmilitarypattern.com/ New e-mail Philip@canadianmilitarypattern.com |
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First?
Not possible for me this year as I'll be away but you Kiwis are a couple of hours ahead of us so go for it!
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Film maker 42 FGT No8 (Aust) remains 42 FGT No9 (Aust) 42 F15 Keith Webb Macleod, Victoria Australia Also Canadian Military Pattern Vehicles group on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/canadianmilitarypattern |
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The Challenge is how many world wide.
Hi Guys
Remember the challenge is about How Many of us will start our New Year by driving our CMPs and other MVs on the first day of the Year. We did get the snow storm yesterday, but only 6 inchs, so my drive should be pretty but not a snow record challenge. Batteries charged, and the two trucks in cold storage, sitting in Temps ranging from -4 F to 40 F during the month of December, both started with out hesitation. Happy New Year Cheers Phil
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Phil Waterman `41 C60L Pattern 12 `42 C60S Radio Pattern 13 `45 HUP http://canadianmilitarypattern.com/ New e-mail Philip@canadianmilitarypattern.com |
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Will have to take a mulligan on doing drive on New Years Day
Hi All
I'm going to delay my first drive of year, to later in the week. Spent the night in ER with suspected Heart Attack, wasn't, but confirming that took all night. Still looking forward to hearing how many and where people got take a drive. Cheers Phil
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Mulligan granted. Look after yourself Phil.
I'm working today but suspect someone from Hammond will be driving soon and surprised nobody from New Zealand, Australia or Europe has claimed first honours yet . |
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No!!!
Very sorry to hear about this Phil, let's hope whatever it was you recover quickly and there's no repeat performance!
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Film maker 42 FGT No8 (Aust) remains 42 FGT No9 (Aust) 42 F15 Keith Webb Macleod, Victoria Australia Also Canadian Military Pattern Vehicles group on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/canadianmilitarypattern |
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Hi Phil, I have the same sentiments as Keith. Take care.
Lynn.
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Bluebell Carrier Armoured O.P. No1 Mk3 W. T84991 Carrier Bren No2.Mk.I. NewZealand Railways. NZR.6. Dodge WC55. 37mm Gun Motor Carriage M6 Jeep Mb #135668 So many questions.... |
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Good news
Hi Phil
I am so relieved that you are OK. Not the best start for 2017 but a good result in the end. I am sure you will be back driving soon. Best wishes Tony
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Challenge Accepted
Phil: I echo Grant's sentiment - please take care of yourself first. The trucks can wait.
As for Hammond activity on New Years Day, there was a lot of wheel spinning - Bob will elaborate. Early bed for me...
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Get well friend .Tried to go for a ride but the snow was too deep. My snow removal contractor took the day off and i don't blame him for it . Happy New Year .
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Definately not what I was expecting when opening this thread.
Take care Phil and get well soon! Alex
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Ouch!
Hey Phil: We didn't need this, to start the year off. BUGGER! You take care of yourself and ease up and for God's sake no snow shovelling!!! I will send you down a book to read while you're on the mend. It's about that other guy with a radio recording HUP....Matthew Halton, CBC News. Fascinating story. Spoke with his nephew just the other night. You take care and we all look forward to hearing from you. Robert
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So sorry to hear about Phil......
Yes there is a Santa Clause....
.......and the trucks did go out in Hammond..... ......................turned out to be the New Year s(tr)uck event. Pictures to follow..... need time to sort them out..... Of much more concern is Phil's little demise....... ......glad it was a near miss...... and that it will scare the sh*t out of you to be careful......... Margaret better take care of you and hid the keys to the barn!!!! Cheers PS ,,,,, my wife took about 400 pictures in quick burst.......phew!!
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Better Late Than Never
Hi All
Well my New Years Drive for my HUP was a little later than planned. Screen Shot 2017-02-09 at 6.36.13 PM.jpg Link to YouTube Video Cheers Phil PS Can not seem to get the Youtube Embed to work
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Phil,
It's good to see that you are back to enjoying a gentle drive in the countryside. |
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Wonderful to see.
The whinning of the gears, the buzz from the fan and the smell of not completely burned gasoline....... like fine wine!!!
As the recent 35 cm / 14 inches finished falling...???? Cheers
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Bob Carriere....B.T.B C15a Cab 11 Hammond, Ontario Canada Last edited by Bob Carriere; 10-02-17 at 19:30. |
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I think you need one of THESE!!!
HUP and an ASS KICKIN' SNOWBLOWER!!! Great to see and hear from you. Glad you're back on your feet. I owe you an email, which will come soon. Are you sure you don't live on THIS side of the border??
Take care AND no shovelling snow! Robert |
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Yes we did get a little snow!
Hi All
Yes we had a little snow all in under 12 hours, at times visibility was down to under 500 feet snow fall rates of 3-4 inches an hour. As you can see in the video snow was up middle of the wheels or knee deep 16 - 20 inchs. Plowed after I played, then the wind started blowing (35+MPH) I'll be plowing again today lots drifts. Wednesday temperature high near 50F (10C) Thursday 17F (-8C) Friday low 4F (-15C) with 20 MPH wind so strange weather. Cheers Phil
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Phil Waterman `41 C60L Pattern 12 `42 C60S Radio Pattern 13 `45 HUP http://canadianmilitarypattern.com/ New e-mail Philip@canadianmilitarypattern.com |
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2nd Truck out for spin
Hi All
As some of you may have heard we had another Noreaster roll through New England over the weekend. So we went from bare ground two weeks ago to more than 2 Feet (60 CM). When it left hear it went up and became a pretty good Blizzard up in Nova Scotia. Well today I had to get my wife's car into the heated shop, so I took my Pattern 13 C60S Radio Truck Beauty out for a short low speed spin. Spin is the operative word here because that is what the rear tires did as soon as they hit the smooth plowed drive. OK on flat ground but truck came to a stop on the hill on our dirt road 10% grade even with the road sanded those fully inflated military non-directional tires could get no grip. Punched in the clutch and reached over to engage front axle. Once in gear truck started up on the grade and climbed the hill. Funny in unplowed snow the trucks have no problem plowing snow with the axles in fact when my little 1/2 plow truck can not push heavy snow I often take one of the trucks out to break trail. But once you smooth the snow out and pack it down the military tires are all done. One more truck to go. Cheers Phil
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